Q. Australia’s current top income tax rate is 47% on earnings over $180,000. Do you think this rate is too high, too low or about right?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Income less than $600 pw

Income $600-$1,000pw

Income $1,000-$1,500 pw

Income $1,500- $2,000 pw

Income $2,000+ pw

Too high

33%

32%

38%

24%

29%

21%

26%

36%

36%

46%

Too low

12%

14%

12%

9%

20%

11%

13%

14%

13%

12%

About right

39%

40%

41%

48%

37%

44%

45%

33%

43%

35%

Don’t know

16%

14%

9%

18%

15%

25%

16%

17%

7%

7%

33% think that the top income rate is too high, 12% think it is too low and 39% think it is about right.

38% of Liberal/National voters think it is too high while 40% of Labor voters and 48% of Greens voters think it is about right.

Opinions were related to personal income. Those on higher incomes were more likely to think the tax rate is too high – although even those on $2,000+ pw were divided (46% too high and 47% too low or about right).